Rodrigo Star

Rodrigo Star was born on 09th of February of 1988, in the city of São Roque, country side of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.Bachelor in Drums by the Alcântara Machado ArtsCollege (FAAM), a specialization in Impro/Jazz in Paris (France), studiedat Dr. Carlos de Campos Conservatory in Tatuí where he made part of Big Band Jovem.
He was on the finalists of the best drummer contest of Brazil carried out by Roland Brasil in 2010, the V-drumscontest.

He has been working as drummer since 2001 when he had the opportunity to record and play with very important names of the Brazilian music in big festivals and shows. Around Europe he played in the major houses of jazz like Le Blue Note, New Morning Jazz, Club Haussman, Cabare tSauvage, Sunset-Sunside, Duc de Lombards, amongothers.

Nowaday she lives in Rio de Janeiro as drummer of the singer and composer Eloy Nunes and Renato Rocketh; he plays with the guitarist Marcelo Né, the French artist singer sony musicValerie Lu and the singer and composer Marcelo Ferreira, amongothers.

He made part of several masterclasses with renowed drummers as Dennis Chambers, Dave Weckl, André Ceccarelli and Antonio Sanchez.
Star has an extensive experience as teacher, giving drummer lessons and workshops in Brazil and abroad. He was the teacher and educational coordinator of Rogério Koury Conservatory in Sorocaba, São Paulo, teacher at Bateras Beat Alphaville Institute in Rio de Janeiro and coordinator and teacher at Music and a school in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro.